About Us

We are a small but growing writing organization in Massachusetts run by writers. We teach writing classes on the novel, the memoir, and creative non-fiction. We offer writing courses online and in person during three ten-week sessions per year. We also offer free craft workshops throughout the year on various writing topics.

We celebrate authors with something to say and encourage untapped voices. We believe that we can support the successful writer in this era and market by providing: space for new, growing, and accomplished writers to write, explore and learn; opportunity for writers to understand the market, the publishing world, and their place in it; and community for writers and the public to interact, share, and deepen connections.

UPCOMING CLASSES

The spring session begins on April 10th, 2023. Registration is now open. This year we are excited to offer a full range of classes, including prompt groups, critique groups, classes, workshops, and open mics. Over the last eight years, we’ve offered the vast majority of our classes for free. This year, in order to help us grow and to pay our teachers for the first time, we are charging a modest fee for our courses. We hope you’ll understand this change in policy and support our decision to grow and compensate our teachers fairly. Even with this change in pricing, we still fully believe SBWC offers the most economical writing instruction in central Massachusetts.

OPTIONAL ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP

Starting in 2023, we will offer an optional rolling membership for the first time. If you sign-up to become a member for a cost of $200, you can take as many classes as you would like during the year for free.

PROGRAMS BY CATEGORIES

Fiction Classes
critique groups
writing groups
open mics
workshops
intensives

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT US

WHY CHOOSE US

The top reasons for you to join us
PEER ASSESSMENTS

Our community is filled with writers who offer honest and constructive feedback

MASTERY LEARNING

Our teachers are published authors and experts in their fields

A SOLID FOUNDATION

Many of our writers go on to publish fiction and non-fiction titles

ONLINE LEARNING

We offer online learning during the pandemic

OUR TEACHERS

Rich Marcello

FICTION INSTRUCTOR AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD

Natalie Marsh

PROMPT GROUP FACILITATOR

Jess Costello

CRITIQUE GROUP INSTRUCTOR AND BOARD MEMBER

Scott Hilton

CRITIQUE GROUP INSTRUCTOR